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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: F**k Food by Tech N9ne. Mike Jackson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Bensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensen throws a head kick that misses.
Bensen is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bensen gets a clinch.
Bensen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Bensen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bensen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Bensen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jackson.
Bensen trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Bensen does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Bensen avoids them all with ease.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Bensen counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson looks gassed!
Bensen stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Mike Jackson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bensen moves into the clinch successfully.
Bensen manages to break the clinch.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bensen pinned against the cage. Bensen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mike Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bensen lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Jackson sprawling to the canvas. Bensen follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Jackson hang on?
Bensen wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensen is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bensen trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Bensen wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Jackson uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Bensen wants to stand but Jackson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bensen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bensen wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Billy Bensen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bensen slips under a jab.
Bensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bensen misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Bensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bensen throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Bensen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Billy Bensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jackson.
Bensen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bensen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jackson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bensen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jackson.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bensen circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Bensen lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bensen clinches.
Bensen wants a takedown.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bensen rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bensen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Bensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a hook but Bensen avoids it easily.
Bensen forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Bensen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Bensen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Bensen looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Bensen avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Bensen scores with a four punch combination!
Bensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bensen closes the distance and clinches.
Bensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bensen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bensen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bensen gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bensen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bensen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson won't allow Bensen to sweep him here.
Bensen wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Bensen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bensen looking for subs off his back but Jackson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bensen wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Bensen is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensen trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Bensen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bensen tries to get out of the position.
Bensen wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Bensen is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Bensen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bensen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson gets to his feet - Bensen follows without any prompting.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Bensen avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bensen counters with a one-two to the body.
That has opened up Mike Jackson's cut even more.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bensen feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Bensen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bensen counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bensen takes the fight into the clinch.
Bensen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Bensen's takedown attempt.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into Bensen's guard.
Bensen is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Bensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bensen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jackson has picked Bensen up and slammed him! Bensen can't keep hold of the triangle and Jackson manages to pass to side control!
Jackson decides to stand back up.
Bensen fails to land the takedown.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bensen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bensen circles away quickly and effectively.
Bensen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensen lands a right hook to the body.
Billy Bensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Bensen counters with a head kick.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bensen.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bensen closes the distance and clinches.
Bensen pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bensen is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Bensen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Bensen manages to break the clinch.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bensen checks it well.
Bensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Bensen shows good takedown defense.
Bensen is looking to clinch.
Bensen slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Bensen feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Bensen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bensen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bensen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Bensen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Billy Bensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jackson.
Bensen dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Bensen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bensen breaks from the clinch.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Bensen, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Bensen against the cage but Bensen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Bensen keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Bensen's takedown attempt.
Bensen has Jackson pressed against the cage.
Bensen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jackson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bensen can't fight it off and eventually Jackson manages to take the fight to the floor. Bensen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bensen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Bensen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bensen is keeping the position for now.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bensen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mike Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Bensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bensen is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Bensen.
Well Bensen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bensen!
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RATING
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